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Scottish footballer

Harry Brandon
Personal information
Full name Henry Brandon
Date of birth 26 March 1870
Place of birth Kilbirnie, Scotland
Date of death 1935 (aged 64–65)
Place of death Rotherham, England
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1887–1888 Haywood Wanderers
1888–1889 St Mirren
1889–1890 Clyde
1890–1898 The Wednesday 147 (15)
1898 Chesterfield Town
Total 147 (15)
International career
1891 Football Alliance XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henry Brandon (26 March 1870 – 1935) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for The Wednesday; he won the FA Cup with the club in 1896).

He had several relatives who played the game: cousins Tom (also an FA Cup winner, with Blackburn Rovers), James and Bob all played for St Mirren and Sheffield Wednesday to some extent, and Tom's son of the same name played for clubs including Hull City.

See also

References

  1. ^ Harry Brandon at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. Football Alliance v Football League, 20 April 1891, 11v11.com
  3. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  4. Season by Season | 1889/90 Archived 11 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine, St Mirren.info
  5. Sat 26 Nov 1887 St Mirren 4 Hearts 2, London Hearts Supporters Club
  6. The Origins of Sheffield Wednesday. Jason Dickinson; Amberley Publishing Limited, 2015; ISBN 9781445619705
  7. Brandon Harry Image 2 Sheffield Wednesday 1898, Vintage Footballers


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